The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Health (MOH) takes part in the 35^th meeting of the Programme, Budget & Administration Committee of the Executive Board (EBPBAC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva.

H.E. Dr. Fatima bint Mohammed Al-Ajmi, MOH Undersecretary for Financial, Administrative & Planning Affairs chaired the Sultanate's delegation.

The meeting agenda includes more than 20 items such as the results achieved by the WHO during the past two years (2020/2021), which is the critical period associated with Covid-19, Sustainable financing in light of the recommendations submitted by the International Working Group to the Committee, which Oman has participated in the preparation of the report.

Furthermore, the meeting touched upon a number of issues related to the WHO's performance in accountability, inspection, compliance, risk management, ethics and other related issues.

It is worth mentioning that the Sultanate is one of the two countries that represent the WHO Regional Eastern Mediterranean Office in this Committee.

The Committee will submit its report to the World Health Assembly, which will conduct its meeting next week in Geneva.